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gratiot conservation district gratiot conservation district new website gratiotconservationdistrict org gratiot conservation district has a new website please go to gratiotconservationdistrict org no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest no till drill and native grass drill rental reserve now time to reserve the rental of our no till drills have you made plans yet for your spring plantings if not now is the time to start thinking about setting up an appointment to rent one of our no till drills the gratiot conservation district has a 15 foot no till drill and a 6 foot native grass drill available for rent for questions and rental rates contact the gratiot conservation district at 989 875 3900 or our no till technician fred fleisher at 989 584 3858 lease rates 15 no till drill john deere 15 acre 1 acre discount if paid within 30 days w 100 minimum 6 native grass drill minimum 135 includes delivery set up up to 10 acres any acreage planted in excess of 10 acres will be charged a rate of 6 per acre download the no till drill agreement here download the native grass drill agreement here download the native grass drill use agreement here must accompany native grass drill agreement check out this cool one minute video about the differences between soil that has been tilled for farming disturbed and soil that has been left alone for many years un disturbed it illustrates a prime example of why no till farming can really improve the quality of your soil i e the quality of the crops you grow take a minute literally one minute to watch the video very cool video julie no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest funding available in the bad river watershed the gratiot conservation district is pleased to announce a new soil saving incentive program in the upper bad river watershed aimed at paying landowners to adopt conservation practices on high risk fields with the intention of reducing the amount of sediment delivered to streams this pilot program will utilize a new online watershed management tool called the great lakes watershed management system developed by the nature conservancy tnc in partnership with purdue university and the msu institute of water research the tool assesses how much sediment can be saved from entering streams by applying different best management practices bmps on the land and paying participants based on their actual sediment reduction performance rather than a set flat rate this pay for performance approach is the first of its kind in the saginaw bay watershed and could be used as an example for future projects in other watersheds the funding for this project has been provided by a grant from the great lakes commission glc and will provide 118 thousand for contract payments to gratiot county landowners who live in the bad river watershed participants will be compensated at a rate of 78 25 for every ton of sediment they prevent the goal is that these incentive dollars will translate into 7 900 tons of sediment load reduction to the saginaw bay watershed the upper bad river watershed was selected for this pilot project because of its excessive sediment and nutrient load contributions to the shiawassee river past department of natural resources and tnc surveys of the bad river have indicated poor water quality caused by sediment and a fish community of very low health the bmps encouraged through the sediment reduction project are non permanent vegetative and residue management practices including cover crops filter strips grassed water ways hayland plantings and reduced tillage practices gcd hopes the program will find traction with those producers on the fence about conservation bmps because the contracts are short term and the vegetative practices can be harvested for livestock or sold for income the saginaw bay watershed is the largest watershed in michigan its overall land use is 45 percent agricultural while the land use within the bad river watershed is 86 5 percent agricultural for more information on the upper bad river watershed sediment reduction project contact gcd at 989 875 3900 extension 180 or email gcd watershed technician ben wickerham at ben wickerham macd org welcome ben wickerham watershed coordinator technician ben has served as regional representative to pheasants forever the envirothon coordinator for mich assoc of cons districts macd as administrator education coordinator at the genesee cd as stream profiling coordinator for the flint river watershed coalition as a watershed coordinator for the branch cd as surveyor with the michigan natural features inventory and habitat maintenance restoration projects with the dnr ben has a bachelor s in zoology environmental biology from michigan state university no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest welcome lindsey martin new maeap technician welcome lindsey martin new maeap technician covering gratiot and clinton counties lindsey has a degree in animal science with a specialization in agribusiness management from michigan state university she has a strong dairy background from growing up and working on a dairy farm in ionia she has been active in the agriculture industry her whole life including involvement with the msu dairy club ionia farm power club and the ionia county farm bureau lindsey joins us after working for northstar cooperative for more than five years where she performed multiple duties dealing with large herd reproductive health milk analyses and consultation and accounting support lindsey can be reached via email at clintonmaeaptech gmail com or on her cell phone at 989 640 4508 what is maeap what is the michigan agriculture environmental assurance program maeap maeap is a confidential helpful process of working with the michigan department of agriculture and rural development to meet environmental laws it is a comprehensive voluntary proactive program designed to reduce farmers legal and environmental risks through a three phase process three phase process 1 education 2 farm specific risk assessment and 3 on farm verification that ensures the farmer has implemented environmentally sound practices the program s three systems farmstead cropping and livestock each examine different aspects of the farm if you want more information on maeap please contact maeap technician lindsey martin at 989 640 4508 no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest congratulations to monique on her dnr funded habitat restoration project monique has recently been awarded a wildlife habitat restoration grant from the dnr to improve a property in south east gratiot county the property serves as a connector between the maple river state game area and the gratiot saginaw state game area to complete the project we are doing the following planting cool season grasses as food cover planting switchgrass as nesting cover winter cover planting a food plot of corn removing several trees that are being used as perches for predator birds the trees will be re used on the property as brush piles removing a line of invasive shrubs re planting with native shrubs and preparing the property as a demo site to be used as an example of quality habitat restoration she is also working on similar projects in both saginaw and clinton counties to be considered for the next round of dnr funding if you see monique give her a high five for her hard work in restoring wildlife habitat monique ferris has been working for the gratiot conservation district for almost a year and has fit right in to the community previously she worked as a seasonal ecologist surveying state game areas as naturalist interpreter and parks program director for the dnr interned with the national wildlife federation and u s fish and wildlife service and studied abroad in the galapagos islands ecuador she graduated from cmu with a bachelor s in biology earth science and got her master s in biology at emu no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest now forming pheasant co operatives do you want to increase pheasants in your area now s the time to get involved we need landowners in several regions of gratiot county to sit down with us and discuss ways to enhance pheasant habitat we ll buy the pizza and provide the agenda you help us set a date time give us a call if you live near any of the following riverdale elm hall forest hill elwell sumner eugene new haven center newark center sethton middleton perrinton pompeii brice maple river state game area ola ashley bannister gratiot saginaw state game area north star sickles edgewood beebe rathbone galloway langport breckenridge or wheeler pheasants co ops are easy and fun and benefit more than just pheasants other wildlife will also appreciate the enhanced habitat if you d like to get involved contact your local biologist at the gratiot conservation district monique ferris 989 875 3900 ext 101 or on her cell phone at 989 621 3617 no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest how much phragmites and autumn olive are in gratiot county the gratiot conservation district has begun a comprehensive study of the prevalence of autumn olive and phragmites in this area we are taking an inventory of the number of acres of autumn olive and phragmites that is currently present in gratiot county if you have autumn olive or phragmites growing on your property or know of some near you we d like to hear from you efforts are underway to help alleviate the spread of these invasive species but we need your help to identify their locations if you ve already called there s no need to call again we have your data already noted within the next year we will be coming around to map the locations to be included on the midwest invasive species information network if you would like to participate in the mapping project we will be doing volunteer training in the upcoming months give us a call and we ll get you signed up please contact the gratiot conservation district at 989 875 3900 ext 5 if you suspect that you have autumn olive or phragmites growing near you no comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom pages home tree sale plat books other items for sale pheasant restoration initiative michigan agriculture environmental assurance program maeap sedimentation reduction project in the bad river watershed no till drill rental forest hill nature area partners meetings and events about the gratiot conservation district support the gratiot conservation district contact us plantskyd deer repellent now available we have three kinds of plantskyd deer repellent available to purchase from the gratiot conservation district check out our tree sale page for more information schedule rental of our no till drills for information about scheduling rental of one of our no till drills see our resources page about the gratiot conservation district click here to read more about the gratiot conservation district meetings our regularly scheduled board of directors meetings are held at the usda service center at 301 s commerce drive in ithaca on the third wednesday of each month at 8 00 a m click here for a complete list of meeting dates popular posts teaching enviroscape watershed lessons in gratiot county in october of 2012 gratiot conservation district administrator julie spencer taught lessons about watersheds to local middle school and hi got wind gratiot county does article by julie spencer if you haven t driven along us 127 lately take a trip be careful to hold on tight to your steering wheel as you meetings of the gratiot conservation district board of directors meetings of the gratiot conservation district board of directors are the at the usda service center at 301 s commerce drive in ithaca on th forestry stewardship workshop at forest hill nature area forest hill nature area welcomed mike smalligan michigan registered forester to teach about forest management at a workshop supported by a living snow fence demo sites needed in gratiot county living snow fences help prevent blowing and drifting snow that make your roads and driveways impassable they act similarly to rocks in a wildlife habitat field day restoring pheasant habitat on march 3rd 2012 the gratiot conservation district michigan department of natural resources and pheasants forever cooperating partners he local second graders are preparing for their free tree each year the gratiot conservation district gives the second graders in gratiot county a free tree seedling this year the kids are taking t no till drill and native grass drill rental reserve now time to reserve the rental of our no till drills have you made plans yet for your spring plantings if not now is the time to start think congratulations to monique on her dnr funded habitat restoration project monique has recently been awarded a wildlife habitat restoration grant from the dnr to improve a property in south east gratiot county t welcome ben wickerham to our conservation team the gratiot conservation district would like to welcome ben wickerham as our new watershed technician coordinator for our bad river watersh blog archive 2016 1 january 1 new website gratiotconservationdistrict org 2015 1 april 1 2014 10 september 5 august 1 may 3 february 1 2013 9 december 2 may 1 march 1 february 2 january 3 2012 13 december 1 november 3 september 1 july 1 may 2 march 5 watermark theme powered by blogger
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